Welcome to Hawaii! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The Aloha State, Paradise of the Pacific, Youngest State, Pineapple State | 1959 | |
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | Ua Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono | 1843 | > |
Anthem | Hawai`i Pono`î | 1967 | > |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | Pua Aloalo (yellow hibiscus) (Hibiscus brackenridgei) | 1988 | > |
Tree | kukui (Aleurites moluccanus) | 1959 | > |
Plant | kalo (Colocasia esculenta) | 2007 | > |
Bird | nene or Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis) | 1988 | > |
Land Mammal | Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) | 2015 | > |
Mammal | Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) | 2008 | > |
Marine Mammal | humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) | 1979 | > |
Fish | Humuhumunukunukuapua`a or Hawaiian trigger fish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) | 1985 | > |
Insect | Kamehameha butterfly (Vanessa tameamea) | 2009 | > |
Gem | black coral (Antipathidae) | 1987 | > |
Soil | Hilo (unofficial) ![]() |
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Cultural Symbols | |||
Individual Sport | surfing | 1998 | > |
Team Sport | Outrigger Canoe Paddling | 1986 | > |
Language | Hawaiian | 1978 | > |
Tartan | 2008 | > | |
Order of Merit | Aloha Order of Merit | 1993 | > |
Dance | hula | 1999 | > |
Kahiko (Traditional) Musical Instrument | pahu | 2015 | > |
Auana (Modern) Musical Instrument | ukulele | 2016 | > |
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